OBJECTIVE To validate a reliable version of the Obesity-related Problems Scale in Portuguese to use it in Brazil. METHODS The Obesity-related Problems Scale was translated and transculturally adapted. Later it was simultaneously self-applied with a 12-item version of the World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0), to 50 obese patients and 50 non-obese individual...

BACKGROUND Population ageing has become significant in South African society, increasing the need to improve understandings of health and well-being among the aged. OBJECTIVE To describe the self-reported ratings of overall health and functioning, and to identify factors associated with self-rated health among older South Africans. DESIGN A national population-based cross-sectional survey, ...

Objective: To test the hypothesis that severity of cognitive impairment modifies the association between depression and Parkinson’s disease (PD). Method: One-phase population-based door-to-door surveys. This is a secondary analysis of 1,451 people aged 65 years and older with cognitive impairment living in defined catchment areas. Depression was estimated according to ICD-10, self-reported PD, ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene val66met polymorphism in the association between stroke and depression. METHOD Five hundred community residents aged >65 years without stroke or depression at baseline were re-evaluated after 2 years. Disability (World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule, WHODAS II), cognitive function (Mini-...

INTRODUCTION Most studies investigating disability outcomes following injury have examined hospitalised patients. It is not known whether variables associated with disability outcomes are similar for injured people who are not hospitalised. AIMS This paper compares the prevalence of disability 24 months after injury for participants in the Prospective Outcomes of Injury Study who were hospita...

OBJECTIVE To investigate how functional, social and personal factors are associated with self-perceived level of disability in the chronic phase of stroke in a Latvian stroke population. The consequences of stroke can vary greatly and often leads to long-term disability that, according to the WHO definitions, depends on the interaction between the person and his/her context. DESIGN Cross-sect...

BACKGROUND Little is known about changes in disability over time among community-dwelling patients. Accordingly, this study sought to assess medium-term disability transitions. PATIENTS AND METHODS 300 chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic heart failure and stroke patients living at home in Madrid were selected from general practitioner lists. In 2009, disability was assessed ...

BACKGROUND The concept of participation is recognized as an important rehabilitation outcome and instruments have been developed to measure participation using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). To date, few studies have examined the content of these instruments to determine how participation has been operationalized. The purpose of this study was to c...